Le Trio Joubran – ‘The Long March’ Album Release Oud masters and innovators Le Trio Joubran perform music from a career spanning fifteen years including their anticipated new album The Long March. Tickets available through The Barbican here. From a family steeped in Arabic music, the three brothers Samir, Wissam and Adnan Joubran have been touring the world with […]
Rachid Gholam Presents: Spirit of Tarab A Musical Journey from Persia to Andalucia The second of a two-part concert series, MARSM is showcasing the enduring legacy of spiritual performance culture, partnering with iconic Moroccan singer Rachid Gholam and his full ensemble to showcase the worldwide premiere of ‘Spirit of Tarab’. Tickets available through Kings Place […]
Lebanese hip-hop legend El Rass meets Tunisian DJ Missy Ness for the 6th edition of this popular showcase series dedicated to presenting some of the Arab world’s finest underground hip-hop artists, producers and DJs. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE El Rass, rapper and producer from Lebanon, explores the possibilities of the Arabic language and pushes the frontiers […]
London’s most pulsing Arabic electronica party is back. HISHEK BISHEK 10th EDITION TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE HERE Journeying through the fascinating and bass-heavy musical landscape of the Middle East’s burgeoning electronic music scenes, Hishek Bishek has emerged to become London’s most pulsing Arabic Electronic party. From cutting-edge releases to bootleg wedding recordings, killer Mahraganat tracks and […]
Since forming in 2015, Massar Egbari has taken the Arabic music scene by storm with their powerful lyrics and progressive tunes that cover some of the most complex topics in our society. Massar Egbari means “Compulsory Detour”, and at its core, reflects on how people are dictated to act and behave in certain manners. Through […]
Lena Chamamyan returns to London with her ensemble for a full-length charity concert in support of Breast Cancer Hope, a vital organisation dedicated to funding research to improve the lives of women with breast cancer. An award-winning singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist from Syria, Chamamyan revives Syrian, Armenian and Bahraini folkloric songs with modern styles, creating […]
As part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, Marsm and King’s Place present Palestinian composer and pianist Faraj Suleiman with this quartet. Born in a village in the upper Galilee, renowned Palestinian composer and pianist Faraj Suleiman has been playing the piano since the tender age of three. Influenced by his passion for Arabic music and eastern rhythms, it’s both […]
CAIROKEE UK TOUR 2018 Birmingham | Manchester | Liverpool | London Articulating the many elements of contemporary Egyptian society that drive their generation, Cairokee’s music balances rock and spacious electronica with hints of pop and chaabi. Their anthemic calls for freedom, self-reflection and societal changes are an innate reflection of their phenomenal song-writing abilities and fan […]
In 2012, Cairo’s shuffling Agouza district gave birth to one of the most hypnotic trios to emerge from Egypt’s alternative scene – The Dwarfs of East Agouza. The trio’s instrumental improvisation-based explorations have since been propelled by North African percussion loops and quivering keys, West African tinged free jazz guitar, and grounded by driving Krautrock-style […]
As part of MARSM’s spring programme, we are showcasing the enduring legacy and spirit of Sufi music, a spiritual branch within Islam that ascertains the nature of humanity and God, and the presence of divine love in the world. Through this newly commissioned concert, audiences will see the mesmerising character of Sufi musical performance and […]